Stonehouse Brewery

Microbrewery in Oswestry, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Stonehouse Beer & BBQ

Established in 2007

Contact
Stone House, Weston Road, Morda, Oswestry, SY10 9ES, England
Description
The brewery is still a small family run operation and currently employs over 20 people. The business was set up by Shane and Alison Parr, with lots of help from Iain and Anne Reid (Alison’s parents) and Innes Reid (Alison’s brother), but we survive and thrive on the great crew we have working with us.

Our brewing plant capacity has been upgraded over the years and now is now 100 brewer’s barrels (28,800 pints) per week, which allows us to meet demand during peak periods. In 2013 we constructed a purpose built, energy efficient brew house, and we’re always looking for ways to improve our environmental impact by saving water and energy.

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Salopian, the pub. Pours a hazed gold, white head. Vibrant fruity nose, prominent citrus, gentle exotic fruit. Continues to taste, soft palate, lovely exotic shades, some lychee and passionfruit, really nicely presented.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2024 at 20:21

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg @ Cromwell's Tap House. Pours opaque hazed gold, white head. Prominent pineapple and grapefruit coming through with a smooth oaty feel on the palate, moderately full bodied. Definitely comes across like a step above usual Stonehouse pales.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jul 2024 at 19:54

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Bailey Head. Pours a misty gold, small white head. Nicely sweet, some creamy peachy elements, lacks a bit of life unfortunately but decent overall.
Tried from Cask on 01 Jun 2024 at 18:03

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Cromwell's. Pours clear gold, white herad. Nicely fruity grapefruit, quite hoppy, fresh with a lovely appealing citrussy sweetness. You can tell immediately new brewer / ex-Salopian Brewery Kev's influence here. A great sign of things to come at Stonehouse.
Tried from Cask on 31 May 2024 at 18:35

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hand-pulled third of a pint; 15th May 2024, in the Boot, Wellington Shropshire. Clean and clear golden body, white crown. Citrus front to this juicy APA with the Mosaic hops dominating somewhat, more of an earthy finish.
Tried on 16 May 2024 at 11:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint at The Crown Inn, Oakengates on 10th May 2024. White head on a clean and clear golden body. Soft citrus front with a decent malty base, easy drinking brew all round.
Tried on 10 May 2024 at 22:09

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled third of a pint in The Ship and Castle, Aberystwyth on 27th April 2024, Jolly Boys outing! Golden pour, white crown. Nice hoppy blend with road side fruits, earthy notes and a mini-citrus bite.
Tried on 28 Apr 2024 at 09:30

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask pint @ Cromwell's Tap House, shared with Soph. Clear golden pour. Aroma brings a very gentle hop sweetness alongside soft cereal malt. Lovely fresh feel on the palate, fresh malt presence with a pleasant hoppy sweetness, not overtly tropical very much welcome. Nicely done.
Tried from Cask on 12 Apr 2024 at 08:26

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pint @ Cromwell's Tap House with Soph. Pours a fully opaque, hazed golden orange. Aroma of smudged indistinct stonefruit. Flavour profile brings dank stonefruit with prickly grapefruit, smooth, medium to full bodied and big flavoured. Not massively tropical, some gentle mango but nicely hazy.
Tried from Draft on 12 Apr 2024 at 08:18

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Cromwell's Tap House. Pours a generally clear gold, white head. Lovely pillowy pale malt, with soft Azacca fruity shades. All quite gentle but a decent satisfying pint.
Tried from Cask on 28 Mar 2024 at 18:53